HES Happenings
Where our Monomoy students are 'fin'tastic!
Harwich Elementary School PTO's "Back To School Ice Cream Social"
Please join the Harwich PTO for a Back to School Ice Cream Social! Thursday, Aug. 31, 3-5 p.m., at Harwich Elementary School - in our newly renovated cafeteria!
The building will be open so students can find their classroom, see all of the improvements to the building and the PTO will be giving out a free ice cream treat in the cafeteria!
It's a great way to ease into the school year, see old friends and meet new ones!
Thursday, Aug 31, 2017, 03:00 PM
Harwich Elementary School, South Street, Harwich, MA, United States
Kindergarten "Castle in the Clouds" play-date and "Bus School" orientation was a 'fin'tastic event for all!
Students were welcomed, signed in before "finding" their classmates by matching colored name tags.
Meeting old ones!
Making new friends!
Students and their families began to make lasting connections on our playground before their bus ride!
READY FOR SCHOOL at HES!
SRO - Tom Clark supported our play-date/bus orientation event.
Building administrators took students on a short "Bus School" orientation ride with their classmates, parent(s) and guardian(s)!
2017-18 BUS ROUTES POSTED and NEW SCHOOL TIMES - Effective in September 2017!
7:15 - EARLY DROP OFF/BREAKFAST ... a staffing adjustment has been made to address the wait time in our 'drop-off' line and the 'back ups' onto Sisson Road last year. Staff will be present at 7:15 AM and students may enter the lower canopy entrance to wait in the cafeteria and/or have breakfast before the 7:35 AM bell.
7:35 AM - FIRST BELL (buses arrive & students may proceed to classrooms)
7:45 AM - SECOND/TARDY BELL (anyone arriving after this time should report to the main office for a tardy slip before proceeding to class).
2:10 PM - DISMISSAL WARNING BELL
2:15 PM - *DISMISSAL BELL
*NOTE: EARLY RELEASE WEDNESDAYS (dismissal will be 40 minutes earlier at 1:35 PM for staff professional development)
'Click' on the following links see the after-school program opportunities, registration deadlines etc. for the fall of 2017 at HES
HESpotlight...Summer 2017-18 staff changes!
Applications are being accepted for the following openings at HES 'click' here.
Lunch Monitor @ HES - Monday through Friday (10:15 AM - 1:15 PM) ...if interested, please contact the main office @ 508-430-7216 ASAP
Welcome to our New 2017-18 HES staff members:
Melissa Owen - Kindergarten Instructional Assistant (transfer from CES)
All new staff members will be introduced in a future "HESPOTLIGHT" section of our HES Happenings!
"HARWICH HIGH FIVES" for the week/summer!
- To Mrs. Hoffman (Administrative Assistant), Lucy Gilmore (Monomoy Family Resource Coordinator), Mary Levy and Audrey Hawthorne (MWFK staff) for their support in welcoming our new kindergartners/families at their play-date/bus school orientation!
- To ESP Painting for their work in repainting our MAIN ENTRANCE LOBBY
- To our CUSTODIAL/MAINTENANCE staff for their efforts to date in preparing the building for the upcoming school year!
NEW LUNCH PRICES for 2017-18
New 2017-18 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LUNCH PRICES were approved by the School Committee for the upcoming school year:
Breakfast=$1.50 each meal including milk
Lunch=$2.75 each meal including milk
Free & Reduced Lunch program (see below)
Any charges on lunch accounts are theresponsibility of the parent/guardian(s) and cannot be credited if eligibility is determined at a later date, we encourage you to get a head start completing all forms for free and reduced lunch eligibility. These forms are due by October 1, 2017.
NOTE: If you participated in the Free & Reduced Lunch program last year and receive notification of Direct Certification (look for a mailing in early August) then you will not have to complete an application at all.
Forms will be distributed to all families on the first day of school, but if you want to get a head start, click on the following links to see guidelines, information, and application:
Frequently Asked Questions About Free and Reduced Price School Meals
How to Apply For Free and Reduced Price School Meals
2017-2018 Application for Free and Reduced Price School Meals